| Lourdes Orthopaedic Hospital | |
| Health Service Executive | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Kilcreene, County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Carlow-Kilkenny Acute Hospitals |
| Hospital type | Orthopaedic |
| Services | |
| Beds | 51 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland |
Lourdes Orthopaedic Hospital (also known as Kilcreene Hospital) is a public hospital located in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.[1] It is managed by the Irish Government's Health Service Executive and provides in-patient and out-patient orthopaedic services for the population of County Kilkenny and the South East. In 2008, the hospital served 4,887 out-patients, and 1,014 in-patients, with an average stay of 7.9 nights.[1] In 2008, 99.4% of all admissions were elective. The hospital saw 327 day cases in the same year.
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The hospital provides 51 in-patient beds.[1] In-patient services include orthopaedics, anaesthesia, and radiology.[1]
As of November 2008,[2] the National Treatment Purchase Fund listed the following waiting times for procedures:
Independent audits rated hygiene levels as 73% satisfactory in 2005,[3] rising to 89% in 2006.[4]